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Studies show that sexting is indeed on the rise among teenagers all over the world. In fact, a study published in JAMA this year notes, "...sexting is associated with various sexual behaviors and mental health risk factors; moving forward, education campaigns should focus on providing youth with comprehensive information about sexting and digital citizenship." Needless to say, teens can unwittingly land in trouble, thanks to the risks posed by sexting. So, you need to apprise your teenage kids of the hidden dangers before any incident threatens to turn their lives upside down:
After facing an anti-trust issue with the United States government, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has cautioned against those wanting to regulate technology conglomerates just...
Nikolas Cruz, 19, the main accused of opening fire at a Florida high school, killing 17 people, was arrested about an hour after a shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Do...
A case of murder has been registered in connection with the death of the Class 9 student who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his school in Delhi. Police ...
01, Feb 2018, by : FnF Correspondent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first Khelo India School Games in national capital and exhorted the nation to usher in a sporting revolution. The mission aims to develop a sporting culture in the country, identify talents from grassroots and groom them for international success.Read News
14, Nov 2017, by : FnF Correspondent
President Ram Nath Kovind, presented the National Child Awards today at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Children's Day. The National Child Awards include the National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievement that give recognition to children with exceptional abilities and outstanding achievements in the fields of innovation, scholastic achievements, sports, arts, culture, social service and music Read News
17, Oct 2017, by : FnF Desk
New atrial fibrillation cases increased more in men than women with increased body mass indexRead News
17, May 2017, by : FnF Desk
An Indian teenager has won an international competition to build a functioning satellite, and not only has he produced what is reportedly the world's lightest satellite device - NASA has also agreed to launch it next month.Read News
13, Jan 2017, by : FnF Correspondent
A bespectacled boy dressed in a spiffy blue suit created a buzz at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit on Thursday after he signed a Rs 5 crore-worth memorandum of understanding Read News
29, Aug 2016, by : FnF Desk
A spirited Shraddha Shukla, all of 11 years old, has taken up the challenge to swim 550 km in the swollen Ganga river from Kanpur to Varanasi in 10 days. She aims to conclude at the Gau Ghat in Varanasi on the 10th day. Shraddha will be taking refreshment and washroom breaks. Read News
Just like any other girl her age, 12-year-old Kavya Vignesh likes to have fun when she is not studying. But unlike many others, she likes to make those moments memorable by creating something that helps solve some real-world problems.
If India strives to "get it right" for its children in their first decade -- ensure nutrition, health, sleep, education -- when they are most vulnerable to trau...
A Class 10 student from this nondescript town in south Kashmir, notorious for as a militancy hotbed, has developed an online radio application all by himself to highlight...
The more television children watched at age 10, the more they watched in middle age, according to a new report that suggests the need for earlier interventions to get kid...
04, Aug 2014, by : FnF Desk
Researchers found that young people who indulged in a short spell of gaming were very sociable and were most likely to say they were satisfied with their lives. In contrast, those who spent more than half their free time playing electronic games were less well-adjusted, the University of Oxford scientists found.Read News
25, Oct 2013, by : FnF Desk
Isabella 'Bella' Weems, now 17, is founder of Origami Owl, a custom jewelry company whose direct sales business model turns would-be entrepreneurs into salespeople and evangelists. The company, which she founded in 2010 at age 14, generated $24 million in revenue in 2012 and this year expects to reach $250 million, according to the company. Read News
01, Sep 2013, by : FnF Desk
Look for the smart teenager who keeps getting into trouble with the law, risk taking activities included skipping school, use of alcohol and marijuana, vandalism, shoplifting, drug dealing, robbery, assault, and gambling.. A new study of successful self-employed people finds that "a mixture of learning aptitude and 'break-the-rules' behavior is tightly linked with entrepreneurship." Read News
27, Aug 2012, by : FnF Desk
Paedophiles are increasingly using social networking sites to groom girls and encourage them to perform sex acts on webcams. Social networking sites make children vulnerable to paedophiles Reports of inappropriate behaviour rise to more than 1,000 a month – up from just 400 a few years agoRead News
03, Jul 2012, by : FnF Desk
Teenagers are 'sexting' nude pictures of themselves far more than previously thought.A study in American schools found that close to a third of teenagers had sent a nude picture of themselves, and 57% had been asked to. Teenagers who engaged in 'sexting' were also more likely to have sex.Read News
13, Jun 2012, by : FnF Desk
Girls as young as 11 'expect' to have to perform sex acts on rows of boys for up to two hours at a time in parts of London, a watchdog said as they warned child abuse is rife across Britain. Deputy Children's Commissioner Sue Berelowitz said there 'isn't a town, village or hamlet in which children are not being sexually exploited'.Read News
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